why do you think scott brown canceled the last debate? charles is calling from birmingham alabama. what do you say? >> buenos dias senor. >> bill: buenos dias. >> caller: bill, i have not heard a lot of discussion about how the withdrawal from afghanistan might affect the budget negotiations. >> bill: yeah, that raises a very good question, charles. inappreciate hearing from you on this veterans day. the president has talked about that terry. he's said, without maybe -- i haven't heard a specific number but one of the advantages of ending the war in iraq and drawing down troops in afghanistan is that ought to free up some funds for nation building here at home. >> absolutely. it is very important. one of the parts of nation building we have to engage in is being sure we're there for all of our veterans. for the women and men who have been in afghanistan and in iraq. the ptsd, post-traumatic stress dissort a huge issue for returning veterans. homelessness is an enormous issue and jobs is an enormous issue for veterans. we need a jobs program for the returning veterans. what we need